Atrial Fibrillation Risk Following Stroke from Large- or Small-Vessel Disease

The 3-year rate of atrial fibrillation was about 1 in 5 following a large- or small-vessel stroke.

Patients with cryptogenic stroke often are monitored for intermittent atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients with stroke of other mechanisms, such as large-vessel atherosclerosis or small-vessel disease, also carry a risk for AF, but their long-term AF occurrence rate is unclear. These authors conducted extended follow-up analysis of a multicenter, randomized clinical trial that enrolled patients within 10 days of an ischemic stroke due to either large-vessel atherosclerosis or small-vessel occlusive disease. The primary outcome was AF detection with an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) or usual care. The main study results reported 1-year AF detection rate, which was approximately 12%. This report provides 3-year outcomes.

In the enrolled popula…

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Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Atrial Fibrillation Risk Following Stroke from Large- or Small-Vessel Disease

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